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Logbook .............................................................................................................................. 44
Charts ................................................................................................................................. 45
Internet ............................................................................................................................... 48
Help .................................................................................................................................... 48
Main Spreadsheet Toolbar ..................................................................................................... 49
Option Tabs ......................................................................................................................... 50
OPTIONS BAR ....................................................................................................................... 51
Right Click Menu................................................................................................................... 52
DATABASE SPREADSHEET ...................................................................................... 56
Finding Objects in Deepsky .................................................................................................... 57
Filters and Sort Criteria .......................................................................................................... 57
Add Additional Objects to the Database................................................................................... 59
Multi-Tabbed Spreadsheet ..................................................................................................... 59
Shortcut Keys ....................................................................................................................... 59
Special Columns in the Spreadsheet ........................................................................................ 59
Moon Icon On the Apply Filters Button .................................................................................... 60
Last Spreadsheet Open on Exit ............................................................................................... 60
Deepsky Database Search ...................................................................................................... 60
Predefined Queries ............................................................................................................... 61
Query Gallery ....................................................................................................................... 62
Advanced Query Technologies ................................................................................................ 62
Query Builder ....................................................................................................................... 64
SQL EZ ................................................................................................................................. 65
Reports ............................................................................................................................... 65
Report setup ........................................................................................................................................ 66
Observing Plan Details Report ................................................................................................................ 66
Log Sheet Report .................................................................................................................................. 66
Table Maintenance ............................................................................................................... 67
What's Up Wizard ................................................................................................................. 68
Astronomical Catalogs Used In Deepsky ................................................................................... 68
Design of the Database .......................................................................................................... 69
Image Gallery ....................................................................................................................... 69
ASTROCARD FINDER CHARTS (REQUIRES THE ADD-ON CD) ....................................... 71
What are AstroCards? ........................................................................................................... 71
Displaying an AstroCard ......................................................................................................... 72
Printing an AstroCard ............................................................................................................ 73
OBSERVING PLANNER ........................................................................................... 74
Adding Objects to the Plan ..................................................................................................... 75
Removing Objects from the Plan ............................................................................................. 75
Showing Objects in Your Plan ................................................................................................. 75
Plans Included in Deepsky ...................................................................................................... 75
3 Panel Finder Charts ............................................................................................................ 76
Nearby Target Object Search (NTOS) ....................................................................................... 77
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